11. China and Taiwan signed a deal designed to liberalize trade and investment across the Taiwan str
12. China _____ Japan to become the world’s second-largest economy at current exchange rate.However,
14. Flood waters in Pakistan now cover more than a fifth of the country, with the waters not expecte
2. Some mean people would use the __________ to escape taxation.(A) reasons (B) excuses (C) causes (
3. The traffic signs must be __________ to all levels of citizens.(A) incredible (B) intelligible (C
4. The family gathered around the coffin and ___________, as was the custom in the region.(A) wailed
5. Cars usually run on __________, but some can run on electricity or even hydrogen.(A) plantation (
7. Spending time on such a trivial thing is simply not _____________.(A) irresponsible(B) hateful (C
8. The police must obtain a _________ from a judge in order to search a house.(A) legitimacy(B) meas
9. Lu used to be a successful __________, who owned many companies, but now he failed and got bankru
14. ______ are not leached out of soil, reclamation procedures are needed to restore the land’s prod
15. Geysers are found near rivers and lakes, where water drains through the soil ______.A) surface b
16. Even at low levels, ______A) the nervous system has produced detrimental effects by lead.B) lead
17. ______ a lonely and rugged life, far from home and family.A) However the early gold prospector o
19. Seldom______ games been of practical use in playing real games.A) theories of mathematics B) the
20. Jet propulsion involves ______ of air and fuel, which forms a powerful exhaust.A) a mixture is i